Yaphank man charged with DWI in Eastport crash, cops say
A Yaphank man was arrested and charged with drunken driving after he lost control of his 2008 Jeep in Eastport on Tuesday night, Dec. 20, 2016, crashing into a construction barrier and a wooded area near the intersection of the Sunrise Highway service road and County Road 111, Suffolk County police said. Credit: Chris Sabella
A Yaphank man was arrested and charged with drunken driving Tuesday night after he lost control of his 2008 Jeep in Eastport, crashing into a construction barrier and a wooded area, Suffolk County police said.
Justin Hank, 20, was arrested after the one-car crash near the intersection of the Sunrise Highway service road and County Road 111 at 10:50 p.m. He was not injured.
Police said Hank was charged with driving while intoxicated and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. He faces arraignment Wednesday in First District Court in Central Islip.
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